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Published on July 15, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Game #91 . Thursday, July 15, 2010 . 7:05 P.M.

Home Game #45 . Canal Park . Akron, OH

Akron Aeros (45-45) at Erie SeaWolves (38-53)

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Today's Starters: Akron - LHP Kelvin De La Cruz (1-5, 5.69 ERA)

Erie - RHP Anthony Shawler (1-0, 3.53 ERA)

Upcoming Probables:

Friday, July 16: AKR RHP Paolo Espino (8-3, 4.02 ERA) vs. ERI RHP Brooks Brown (7-5, 3.77 ERA)

Saturday, July 17: AKR LHP Eric Berger (4-5, 4.79 ERA) vs. ERI LHP Charlie Furbush (1-0, 2.30 ERA)

Sunday, July 18: AKR LHP Scott Barnes (4-8, 5.08 ERA) vs. ERI RHP Thad Weber (6-9, 3.93 ERA)

Monday, July 19: AKR RHP Alex White (4-4, 1.53 ERA) vs. ALT TBA

The Book on Kelvin De La Cruz.

. High Strikeouts - 7, set 5/10 at ERI and 5/26 vs. ALT . Most Hits Allowed - 9, set 5/21 vs. HAR and 6/5 at HAR

. Longest Outing - 6.0 IP, set 5/10 at Erie . Most Walks Allowed - 5, set four times, last 6/17 at New Hampshire

. Shortest Outing - 3.1 IP, set 7/8 vs. Trenton . HR Allowed (Season) - 9

. Struggled with a 7.25 ERA and 1.97 WHIP during 36 innings pitched in eight-start stretch before his outing on Saturday, July 3rd

. Made six starts for Class A Kinston before May 10th promotion; limited to only five games in 2009 due to elbow ligament injury

. Named seventh-best prospect in Cleveland Indians system prior to 2009 season and placed on 40-man roster in November 2009

. Aeros are 5-7 when De La Cruz starts; Kinston was 2-4

. Last time out: Took a NO-DECISION in a 4-3 victory vs. Trenton 7/8 (3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 1 WP)

Aeros 2010 Regular Season Breakdown.

CURRENT STREAK: L2 JULY RECORD: 7-5

LAST 5 GAMES: 3-2 LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 12 (5/31 - 6/12)

LAST 10 GAMES: 5-5 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 6 (4/27 - 5/3)

HOME RECORD: 20-24 BEST RECORD: 5-1 (April 13th)

ROAD RECORD: 25-21 WORST RECORD: 20-30 (May 30th)

SEASON vs. ERIE: 6-4 SEASON vs. WESTERN DIVISION: 23-23

Aeros Stat of the Night:

. Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera will become the 46th Akron Aeros player this season and the third Indians star to appear at Canal Park on a rehab assignment.

Aerodynamics.

. Monday Madness. The Aeros concluded the first half of the regular season Monday evening in Erie with a 4-2 loss against the SeaWolves at Jerry Uht Park. A solid eight-inning performance by Erie starting pitcher Thad Weber led the way as the Akron offense struggled for most of the contest. The Wolves struck first on a three-run home run by Rawley Bishop against Akron starter Eric Berger in the bottom of the third inning. The hosts added on another run in the sixth and a two-out, two-run homer by Matt McBride provided the only scoring of the night for the Aeros in the eighth. Weber (6-9) earned the win by permitting just two runs on eight hits while Berger (4-5) took the loss with five innings pitched and Lester Oliveros recorded his first save.

. The Dirty Dozen. Left fielder Tim Fedroff also had a productive night at the plate during Akron's 4-2 loss Monday night. The product of the University of North Carolina collected three singles overall, extending his hitting streak to 12 straight games. Fedroff now leads the Aeros during the 2010 season with 23 multi-hit performances, one ahead of McBride's 22.

. Warrior Wright. The Akron bullpen was solid Monday night despite the second straight loss in Erie. Bishop's home run was the biggest mistake on the night and after the Wolves scored an unearned run in the sixth, right-hander Steven Wright closed the door on the offensive attack. He promptly delivered two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, permitting only one hit and facing the minimum. Cleveland selected Wright in the second round of the June 2007 Draft out of the University of Hawaii.

. Star Wars. Three Akron Aeros players helped the Western Division capture a 10-3 victory in Wednesday night's Eastern League All-Star Game in Harrisburg, PA. Left fielder John Drennen and third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall both started and played the entire contest while right-hander Paolo Espino struck out the side as a reliever in the fourth inning. Chisenhall finished 1-for-3 with an RBI single in a six-run seventh inning and Drennen was 2-for-4 at the plate with a two-run homer in the eighth.

. Midway Lanes. After 90 games this year, the third-place Aeros stand at an even 45-45 overall and remain in the think of the Western Division playoff race. Akron trails the second-place Bowie Baysox by 2.5 games for the wild card spot, and trail the EL-leading Altoona Curve by 10.5 games. The Aeros won the final five Southern Division pennants in the old division alignment.

. Home, Sweet Home. Thursday night's contest marks the start of a busy weeklong home stand for Akron at Canal Park. Tonight is Thirsty Thursday, affiliates night featuring many of the top mascots in the Indians organization and Cleveland shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera will start as he continues his rehab assignment. The Aeros host the Erie SeaWolves for the remainder of the weekend before beginning a crucial three-game series against the Altoona Curve on Dollar Dog Monday.

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